Gender and Power in The Taming of the Shrew

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ELA

Unit 5

9th Grade

Lesson 1 of 29

Objective


Analyze what the list story reveals about the relationship between the mother and the daughter, as well as gender roles in their society.

Readings and Materials


  • Article: “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid 

  • “Edwidge Danticat reads Jamaica Kincaid” by The New Yorker Fiction Podcast (Podcast) 

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A Note for Teachers


The reading contains a derogatory word for a woman. The story also alludes to abortion although does not name it directly.

Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What are the pros and cons of following the mother's strict advice on how to behave as a woman in society? Provide specific evidence from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

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Key Thinking


Close Read Questions

What does the mother's advice reveal about her and about the society in which she lives? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

What does the daughter's responses reveal about her and her relationship with her mother? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

What is the structure of the piece, and how does it convey meaning? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

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Standards


  • RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
  • RL.9-10.3 — Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
  • RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
  • RL.9-10.5 — Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
  • RL.9-10.6 — Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

Supporting Standards

L.9-10.1
L.9-10.6
RL.9-10.1
SL.9-10.1
SL.9-10.6
W.9-10.9

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